I pay dues as a member of the community. My volunteer work is my donation. Emily
Emily Bergman Temple Sinai On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Andrea Rapp <[email protected]> wrote: > Are those who run their synagogue libraries out of devotion and > willingness to share their skills and are not paid a salary, charged temple > membership? > Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati > > --- On *Mon, 2/11/13, Emily Bergman <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Emily Bergman <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question > To: "Amalia Warshenbrot" <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media > Center" <[email protected]>, "Heidi Estrin" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:17 PM > > > Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just because > he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to take > it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I > suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do > it. I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my > donation to the temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't > afford me. I have advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday > mornings, and I can't find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I > don't think I'm taking this job from anyone. Emily > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional > knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? > Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? > Amalia > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a > librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am > on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a > year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. > It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. > > On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've > paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are > teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am > willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a > good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you > need to be paid accordingly. > > Emily Bergman > Library Committee Chair > Temple Sinai > Glendale, CA > > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center < > [email protected] > <http://mc/[email protected]>>wrote: > > ** > We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part > time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing > coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our > librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries > are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working > on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as > we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. > > We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am > envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. > > Jay > > E.J.Jarvis II, cochair > Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee > Beth El Hebrew Congregation > 3830 Seminary Road > Alexandria, Virginia 22304 > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > www.bethelhewbrew.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Heidi Estrin <http://mc/[email protected]> > *To:* > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM > *Subject:* [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question > > I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at > Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what > is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian > salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and budget > of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” > Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President** > ** > > ** ** > > “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the > religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We > have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member > families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in > their eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary > is $10.40 per hour. I work 3 days a week there. I would like to know what > is the average synagogue library budget for other synagogues of comparable > size? Can you help me? 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